Human services worker job description
Example human services worker requirements on a job description
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
- CPR and First Aid certification
- Experience working with vulnerable populations
- Knowledge of local and state regulations and laws related to human services
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Empathy and compassion for others
- Ability to work in a team and collaborate with others
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
Human services worker job description example 1
City of Ypsilanti human services worker job description
- Minimum of eighteen (18) years of age and high school graduate or GED equivalent
Preferred Qualifications:
- Possess and maintain a valid Michigan driver's license
- Working knowledge of equipment, materials, and supplies used in roads, building, and parks maintenance. Some knowledge of equipment and supplies used to do minor repairs.
- Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
- Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions.
- Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule.
- Ability to lift and carry materials in excess of 50 pounds while in a bending, stooping or other non-upright position on a frequent basis
- Ability to walk or stand for long periods of time, and to perform strenuous physical labor under adverse filed conditions.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with employees, supervisor and the public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to: stand, walk or sit, talk or hear, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Also, the employee will frequently be required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects and to reach with hands and arms.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally will be required to lift objects or exert a force equal to that of 100 pounds. Vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions to include extreme cold or heat, inclement weather and night conditions for periods in excess of eight hours.
The employee frequently works in high places and is frequently exposed to wet and or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
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Updated March 14, 2024
